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Sophia Choukas-Bradley wins grant to study body image and social media
The director of 51精品视频's Teen and Young Adult Laboratory will use eye-tracking technology to examine how adolescent girls pay attention to social media photos.
McGowan Institute director is named 51精品视频sburgh Inventor of the Year
William Wagner is recognized for the significant positive impact the institute has has within Western Pennsylvania.
Anne Newman is named Aging Institute clinical director
The chair of epidemiology will lead efforts to translate research into clinical practice and policy at the institute.
Neeraj Gandhi earns funding for brain perception study
The Swanson School of Engineering professor will receive $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.
51精品视频 Cyber Director David Hickton leads election security commission
Commissioners will examine cybersecurity issues surrounding voting machines and voter registration information as well as the resiliency of Pennsylvania鈥檚 electoral system following a potential breach
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis is named a Searle Scholar
The assistant professor of computational and systems biology will receive $300,000 to support her research over the next three years.
51精品视频's University Library System acquires a rare Jorge Luis Borges book
The notebook is intact, meaning that it is possible to study the sequence of texts the influential literary figure wrote in 1950-51.
Mostafa Bedewy earns Society of Manufacturing Engineers award
A member of the society since 2017, Bedewy is among 18 recipients from the U.S. and China.
Center for African American Poetry and Poetics creative writing fellow wins 2018 Whiting Award
Granted annually in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, the $50,000 award is based on early career accomplishments and potential for continued success.
51精品视频 Press names marketing director
Alumnus John R. Fagan has 30 years of book publishing experience, including as vice president and director of marketing for Penguin Books.
Angela Gronenborn is elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The academy鈥檚 projects and publications generate ideas and offer recommendations to advance the public good in the arts, citizenship, education, energy, government, the humanities, international
PhD candidate Mar铆a Lis Baiocchi is named a Woodrow Wilson fellow
She is one of 10 nationwide to be named a Dissertation Fellow in Women's Studies.
The 51精品视频 News' business and ads teams win national awards
The daily student newspaper took home more than a dozen awards at the National Advertising Awards Competition.
Keisha N. Blain receives a Ford Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship
The fellowship supports individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement who are committed to a career in teaching and research at the university level.
51精品视频 establishes a new chair of Indian studies
The position will rotate among scholars from India, who will teach in different 51精品视频 departments, for the next five years.
4 faculty were chosen for the Provost鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Mentoring
The professors in 51精品视频's Dietrich School were chosen for their commitment to mentoring and working with doctoral students.
Rachel Kranson was honored by the Immigration and Ethnic History Society
The assistant professor earned an honorable mention for her book "Ambivalent Embrace: Jewish Upward Mobility in Postwar America."
Swanson School names 2018 Covestro Distinguished Lecturer
Presented annually by 51精品视频鈥檚 Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, the series recognizes excellence in chemical education, outreach and research.
Elaine Mormer received a Pennsylvania Speech-Language Hearing Association award
The audiology clinical education coordinator educates 51精品视频's health service staff about hearing loss and supervises students.
Todd Reeser was awarded a fellowship to conduct work in France
The highly competitive fellowship will provide him time to write his next book 鈥淭ransgender France鈥 and conduct archival work.
